Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
THE RESULT.
Comments OF ths Texas Newspapers CT
he Result CT the Canvas fer
Prohibition.
Enc Significance of tho Victory sud IS
Relation To Tie Democratic Party
Discussed.
NOT A sALooN vICToRY.

Houston Pos: (4n;i) The Post is not
going to preach q sermon this morning
on the "Iesson OF the election" There
is nothing particular to mor4liza over,
ald the Pos has No bricks to fling a. my
BODY. Prohibition is defeated, as it &c
served TO be, AID that should end L.
There is, hoTeyer, one point to which
the Pest desires 10 direct attention, ana
upon t1at p0Iag u C4lr c te1 sGC-es
ti0u5. TIE rasGI. Of the cOGtea. over the
prohibition amendment indicates quite
Clearly enc thing-thst the sentiment
CT Texas Is against that character
Of legislatiOr The overwhelming
majority obtained by the ants, despite
the splendid organization CT the opp0si-
too, demonstrates this as fact beyond
any sort Of doubt. There is nc zrgu-
ment or cirCum stances to gainseY this.
The Prohibitioui5ts started into the fight
with decided advantage. They had all
OF the opposition TO and pre- adIce against
tie liquor tTatii; TO assist their cause, and
tteg used this siv4ntsga FOR gil it was
worth, even 20 the B5iIt q CXGE@eTatj0G
AID uLf .ir-e5s. Taa opponents of the
amendment id not defend the whisky
trslii.: they fought l6e h2lt,e On higher
grounds, pitted principle against ErojG-
dice, add won decisive Victory Aud tuis
brings TIE Post to The suggestion which
ii started out to Cffer, namely, that this
is not victory Of the saloons. Saloon
men deceive themselves if they think SC.
1t is the triumph Of O great principle q
government, in the yindication of which
the people were urged by considerations
above, beyond and entirely disconnected
~ith the saloon interests CT the liquor
tralilc. Had it have been s question
merely Of the continuance OF the saloons
! they would have been buried out OF sigat
| by more than 200 600 majority. But
! tina. wGs not the teht-aI1hough the pro
! hibiti0n leaders tried TO shape thC cam
psign tESt way-aId the sooner the So
/ loon men recognize the fact the better
| for themselves. Az ]ugh saved f-Cm al
/ initiation, in q business Wey, they can
| not fail to know that great, 6 tTemeI-
dous protest he's been fled by more than
Zoe, GOO people Of Texas. 1t viii he NE
part q wisdom &Os to treat this pc0tas.
with Indifference, because the same fight
nigh. come again, md next time the We
try might f-ll on the other side
/ In liquor t-aflic must he C0LuCN. ID
Wand regulated, cad those CEgaged
in il must OBEY the l2W. Disregard
OF law and the pvopr@!is9 in the past has
built up the bitter opposition 10 rhl
liquor Interests; il this disregard be CoE-
Uautd il will result, sooner or later, u
stamping them ous. Ald unless thea are
properly conducted; unless they are 2
an times run IN IN orderly and lawiu
manner, and unless they show i DISPOSE
ton to respec. ire rights Of the com
munitY and soc.e.y generally, me saloon!
oUeh. TO be closed up, These s0g
g55tians are plain ard essily ~
derstood, Thy may net be needed
but ,he Pos. Will not Grievg owe
that fac.. L is not is fu2e-al, nor IS !:
I4toDoagt ID uska /. -uCh, It this sine o
: Fla me fusuca. Taa Post, however, beg
% sIggsssoGe laiTg in conclusion Whic
Is this: There were thousands Of men j
I Texas who voyed against prohibition Wa
would gladly sea every saloon IA tae5.
: c,cssd up; these men may, Is g deCate
/ resort eaainst 81 evil, Tola the other W.
next time, Il tie PuDHC is 20 be lurhe
I provoked by ths saloon interests as it n
n been provoked II tee past.